Synonyms for

Bureaucrat

Verb / ˈbjʊrʌˌkræt / / ˈbjʊrəʊˌkræt / Another word for bureaucrat — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

A bureaucrat is an official in a government department who follows rules and procedures without using their own judgment.

Synonyms & similar words

administrativeofficial official functionary administrator executive clerk mandarin bureaucracy regulator inspector supervisor manager director

Example sentences

  1. The bureaucrat stamped my passport at the border.
  2. The bureaucrat denied my request for a building permit.
  3. The bureaucrat gave me a form to fill out.
  4. The bureaucrat worked in the tax office.
  5. The bureaucrat enforced the regulations on food safety.

Quotes

  • A bureaucrat is the most despicable of men, though he is needed as vultures are needed, but one hardly admires vultures whom bureaucrats so strangely resemble. I have yet to meet a bureaucrat who was not petty, dull, almost witless, crafty or stupid, an oppressor or a thief, a holder of little authority in which he delights, as a boy delights in possessing a vicious dog. Who can trust such creatures? -Marcus Tullius Cicero
  • The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism. -Wole Soyinka
  • The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is its inefficiency. -Eugene McCarthy

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